According to Frommer's travel guide, the most essential attractions in Chicago include:

The Art Institute of Chicago (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19384.html)
Chicago Architecture Foundation (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A35278.html)
Field Museum of Natural History (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19397.html)
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19433.html)
John G. Shedd Aquarium (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19399.html)
Lincoln Park Zoo (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19407.html)
Museum of Science and Industry (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/chicago/A19411.html)

But if you don't feel like you have enough time to browse many of these attractions, I'd say take a trip to the Sears Tower (http://www.searstower.com/) and head on up to the highest point in America!

Then again, you may feel a bit jet lagged and just want to hang out in O'Hare and relax with a beverage... If so, here are all your options: http://www.airwise.com/airports/us/ORD/ORDT1_04.html
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Don't laugh, but Medevial Times is a stone's throw away from O'Hare. Although not a quintessential Chicago experience, it can be fun.


Source(s):
http://www.medievaltimes.com/findcastles/schaumburg/

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